After François's performance, both the judges and the audience couldn't help but clap their palms, because they felt from François's music what people crave the most, freedom.

And Wei Dongkui, who was sitting backstage, not only felt happy for François, but also raised huge pressure, the music competition is not like sports, the more people who play first, the more advantageous, because the aftersound played surrounds the human ear, it will take a long time to disappear, and it may even never be eliminated, so the people who play later, the music played by the comparison, if the play is not good, it can be distinguished in almost a few seconds, and even there will be disgust.

The four contestants in front, each of them played the notes that carved a deep imprint in the hearts of the judges and the audience, Wei Dongkui didn't know how to show a self, and he didn't know how to show the freedom that Canglong said, until his name sounded in the Philharmonic Hall, he reacted and walked to the stage with his head down.

"Think about the past, reminisce about the present, don't think of this place as a stadium, take this place as a scene in a nocturne, let go of your heart, let go slowly, and then integrate into the environment in the nocturne, and imagine that the person you love the most is by your side." At this moment, Canglong suddenly said.

Wei Dongkui fixed his steps and didn't look back, but he still nodded, and then walked to the stage, Yu Xue looked at him from the side, full of worry, although she is not a well-known musician, but she also studied piano since she was a child, and Wei Dongkui was trained by her, and now this appearance makes her very worried.

"If I had confidence in him before, but now I don't have confidence, it's not his fault, the main thing is that I, as a teacher, don't have that ability." Yu Xue said reproachfully.

"Not necessarily, if he can liberate his inner freedom here, he will succeed." Canglong was not worried.

"You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, if you really go up, you will definitely be greatly affected, after all, the first few are so good." Yu Xue said.

"How about we take a gamble? If he succeeds, you will marry me honestly. Canglong said confidently.

"And what if he fails?" Yu Xue asked rhetorically.

"You've got to marry me." Canglong said with a smile.

"Scoundrel." Yu Xue looked at him angrily, and both of them looked at the field.

Wei Dongkui also bowed to the people present, and then sat in front of the piano, all the lights in the scene were turned off, leaving only one to illuminate Wei Dongkui's position, but for some reason, he didn't touch the keys for a long time, and the judges in front of him could easily see that his body was shaking, as if he was nervous.

But they all waited politely and did not urge him, after all, they had all read Wei Dongkui's information, this was the first time he had participated in a competition, and he had not participated in any piano competition in China.

Ten minutes passed, Wei Dongkui finally calmed down, his mind recalled what Canglong said, he didn't know how to liberate his heart, but he recalled the picture of playing the piano with his mother in the piano room when he was a child, when he was still young and very naughty, but every time his mother played the piano, he would sit on the side and listen very quietly, and his mother would ask him affectionately every time he would play and play: "Dongdong wants to learn?" ”

Wei Dongkui always nodded, his mother would hold him to his lap, explain the keys one by one, and tell him what kind of sound each key would play, the most impressive time he was when his mother said that music can be happy or sad, when the notes played by the keys are connected together, you can see the person you want to see.

Until his mother was seriously ill and left, Wei Dongkui played the music that his mother tried to play in front of the piano every day, but he couldn't see his mother's appearance, no matter how he weaved the notes, no matter how fast or slow he went, the last thing that fell on the keys was always tears.

Ten minutes have passed, and the scene has been a little noisy, but in Wei Dongkui's eyes, it seems that more than ten years have passed, more than ten years have passed when he grew up, he remembers that he stopped crying when he was six years old, but his love for the piano is still more and more obsessed, because it pins on his deep love for his mother.

Suddenly, he stood up and turned to the judges, everyone thought that he might leave the stage if he was nervous, but he didn't, but said calmly: "I'm sorry, my playing today may be different from what everyone imagined, but today's song, I just want to dedicate it to my departed mother, she is my favorite person, thank you!" ”

After speaking, Wei Dongkui walked to the piano, and when he touched the first key, a tear slipped from his eyes, and everyone, including the four players in front, saw the tears that slipped on the keys, as well as this warm note, this is Chopin's nocturne, yes, but it is not the original tune, Wei Dongkui temporarily changed the tune, and followed his heart to play every note.

At that moment, the audience fell silent, no one made a single sound, countless people held their breath, closed their eyes but felt the different Chopin, the different nocturnes, lingering in their ears for a long time, everyone felt that they were no longer in this concert hall.

The light and warmth of the outside world permeated the heart, and the decorative notes danced around everyone like spider silk. The first paragraph is full of thick and sweet memories, which makes everyone think of their mother, and the middle part is uneasy, but the sun does not lose its warmth, but stabilizes the heavy mood, like a teenager growing up, and like the colorful fog in the distant sky of summer, slowly disappearing.

In the end, people couldn't help but cry over the music.

It was like a hallucination, they suddenly saw another person appear on the field, a beautiful and kind woman, and Wei Dongkui became a child, they were chatting happily, and then the beautiful woman suddenly disappeared, and the child began to sit alone in front of the piano and play lonely songs, like his heart.

The child longs for something to appear, has been longing for something, and at that moment the audience can't help but think of the woman, the mother.

Everyone's mood changed, until finally the children grew up and sat here playing this different nocturne for them, and when people were worried about the end, the teenager didn't finish, and by this time there should have been a judge shouting to stop because of the timeout, but everyone forgot something.

His piano began to become cheerful, the next recital of the nocturne began, this time there was no memory, as if the last boy had grown up and had been freed from the shackles, his back was like wings, the music was cheerful, dull, elegant, and there was also an unexpected kind of freedom, natural and free freedom, which lit up everyone's heart.

When Wei Dongkui touched the last note, the aftermath of the field surrounded, everyone fell silent, no one applauded, no one made the sound they should have, and even the audience who liked music all over the world sat in front of the TV and was silent for a long time until Wei Dongkui stood up.

"Thank you!" A smile appeared on his face and he bowed in several directions.

At this time, the whole Philharmonic stood up, and the loud applause overshadowed everything, and some of them still had tears in their eyes, and if it weren't for respect, maybe they would have wanted to run up and hug this eighteen-year-old boy, because what he played to them today was not just music, but soul, mother's love, and freedom that was difficult to experience.

Before the competition, no one believed that this Chinese teenager could play so well, and he was still trembling nervously before the performance, but now he proved his courage to the whole world, and his free music, even without the influence of Chopin, played his own nocturne.

Several other players excitedly ran over and hugged Wei Dongkui, which was a kind of enthusiasm that was difficult to express in words, and they were also moved by Wei Dongkui's song.

When people finally came back to their senses, the five contestants stood on the stage at the same time and bowed to everyone, it doesn't matter who gets the first place at this moment, the important thing is that this year's Chopin International Piano Competition will be more exciting than any other, not only talented and well-known piano prodigies, but also dark horses that come out halfway to surprise people.

"Teacher, thank you, thank you for giving me a free heart." Wei Dongkui walked backstage and bowed to Canglong, "I will be proud and proud to have such a teacher for the rest of my life." ”

After Wei Dongkui later became an internationally renowned music master, every time the media interviewed him about how he got to where he is today, Wei Dongkui would always answer with this sentence.

"In my class, you graduated, and you were the first student to graduate, and I can finally let go of my heart, and I have nothing to teach you in the future." Canglong couldn't help but be excited, but more relieved.

Wei Dongkui nodded, and then looked at Yu Xue: "Thank you, Teacher Yu, without your company along the way, I don't think I would have been able to go where I am now, thank you, marry Teacher Cang, he is not only the best teacher, but also the best man." ”

Yu Xue blushed, but said with a smile: "I have already lost to him in a bet just now." ”

At the same time, at one o'clock in the morning of the next day, Wei Dongkui had no hope for the first, because he had violated the rules and did not play Chopin's tune, but changed the tune of the repertoire without authorization, and was suspected of disrespecting Chopin, but for some reason, the organizing committee changed its mind and let this eighteen-year-old Chinese teenager win the gold medal and also won a special adaptation award for the first time in the competition.

When Wei Dongkui received the award, he learned that the reason why he was able to get the first place was because the other four contestants went to the judges and asked for the first place to Wei Dongkui, and they felt that the nocturne played by Wei Dongkui was a voice from heaven, and they could not surpass it.

And the most important thing is that Wei Dongkui's piece is dedicated to his mother, if Chopin is still alive, he will definitely not care, in the eyes of Westerners, his mother is better than everything, Wei Dongkui's love for his mother has touched all of them.

For various reasons, Wei Dongkui became the winner of this competition, when he was holding the trophy under the eyes of the whole world, he said softly: "Mom, I succeeded!" ”